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Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, passed
away Friday.

Papadopoulos death was announced by Director of the Intensive Care Unit
of the Nicosia General Hospital Theodoros Kyprianou.

The former President was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the
Nicosia General Hospital on November 22nd, suffering from small cell
lung cancer.

Papadopoulos was elected President of the Republic in February 2003 for
a five years term. In April 2003, he signed the EU Cyprus Accession
Treaty.

During his presidency, Cyprus became full member of the EU and adopted
the single European currency, the euro.

In April 2004, he called upon the people of Cyprus to reject the UN
brokered Annan plan for a solution of the Cyprus problem, saying that
the Annan plan did not lead to the reunification of the island but in
fact made the division permanent.